☞ Jakarta’s Chinatown: Glodok in 16 Pictures
Pasar Glodok
Glodok is a bustling place. Walking through this maze of shops, Temples, vendors, and street kitchens, is a colorful and layered experience. Here history and modernity have fused and mutated. Glodok is a tangled and haphazard marketplace unlike any other Chinatown you might encounter. Visiting Chinatown in New York, San Francisco and/or Singapore, you feel like you have been transported to a tiny version of China. That is not the case here. In Jakarta’s Glodok, because its history has been written and rewritten, it seems circumstance has triumphed over tradition.
So, while you may not find dim sum, squeaky baby shoes, or kites, you will find very friendly people, fascinating things around every corner, and a great experience.
Inside the wetmarket
Pigeon Vendors
Yes, that is a bag of live eels he's carrying.
Thank you random kind lady for buying me this durian ice cream. It was quite tasty :)
The contrast between old and new is striking.
Inside the temple.
After rolling stones, and shaking sticks, this is the fortune I received in the temple.
**Google Translated {My Bahasa isn’t that good}: Do not obey the words even though many said. The wind and the clouds in a quiet place, the dragon has not run. In the darkness good news is received. You do not need ask many questions.
The color scheme of this Catholic church looks a lot like the temple...
These guys too wanted their picture taken.
The Pollution Problem.
A glimpse of a street market.
Close to a cobra.
wanderlust and wonder 
This is my all time favorite blog article!!!!!!! Colors, personality, flavors, smells, and noises all silently embedded in this photographic slice. Great, great and double great!!!!
Glad you liked it!
Just beautiful…plus…how many times does one get the chance to see a man walking with a bag of live eels on his back. You are awesome! Thanks for bringing us along with you for the ride!
Thanks Mandi :) It was a good day!
Very cool! I’m going there next weekend and hope to have an eye to catch all the things you did!!
There is so much to see–> it’s a great adventure. Have a great time! : )
Terimah Kasih! ;)
These photos definitely capture the feeling Glodok.
Thanks Jeff! : )
My favorite spot for pictures in jakarta
It’s definitely a photogenic area : )
I have eaten snake in Mangga Besar! Tasted like, I don’t know, the meat was very hard. Felt like you ate big muscles. Great pictures!